July 20, 2025

The Rise of ‘No Religion’ in Britain: The Emergence of a New Cultural Majority

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‘No religion’ has risen steadily to rival ‘Christian’ as the preferred self-designation of British people.

By Dr. Linda Woodhead
Distinguished Professor, Politics, Philosophy, and Religion
Lancaster University

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Originally published by the Journal of the British Academy 4 (2016, 245-261) under the terms of a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported license.